All Building articles in 15 August 2008 – Page 3
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Plan for trustee to oversee sale of BAA airports
Competition Commission considers taking control of sell-offs as well as management control
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CBI warns UK must champion engineers
Skills gap in UK means businesses will lose out to Asian markets where engineering talent abounds
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Beijing's 'green Games'?
The 2008 Olympics may not have scored a perfect 10 on sustainability, but it has achieved some impressive green innovations - and will be a hard act to follow
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Tinsley towers demolished
Video footage of the controversial demolition of Sheffield's two cooling towers
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Keith Williams Architects raises curtain on £25m Canterbury theatre
The play's the thing for London-based architect after Kent project gets green light
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Farewell to Beijing – next stop, London
Reminiscing over the highlights of the Beijing Games, what stand out most are the smiles of young Chinese people and the fantastic buildings – especially lit up at night
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Irish materials giant CRH reports profit down 10%
Interim figures likely to be echoed in full-year results, driven by weaker dollar and flagging Western markets
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Watchdog slates government's Titan prisons plan
Questions raised over safety of vulnerable inmates in outsized jails and scope for cost savings
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Profits plunge 80% at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says first half of 2008 has been its toughest ever period of trading
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McBains Cooper wins Gulf Air contract
Consultant will ‘capture the spirit of Arabian hospitality’ in the new lounge at Heathrow T4
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Taylor Wimpey strikes rescue deal with banks
Recent improvement in share price has enabled housebuilder to relax its lending covenants without need for new cash
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Sustainability TV - episode 3
Catch this summer's edition which features the existing stock, green roofs and a selection of cultural pickings from our audience
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The existing homes challenge – video
Experience eco-refub expert Russell Smith from Parity Projects discusses his contribution to the UKGBC consultation on existing homes
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Video: cyclist eye's view of London 2012's first sporting legacy
Boris Johnson was among the first to ride the cycle track at Redbridge but Alex Smith got there before him and strapped a video camera to his handlebars
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Paisley leisure centre breaks budget by £1m
Renfrewshire Council agrees to pay extra £1m to contractor Rok
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Greening up Manhattan
City mayor hopes to put wind turbines on skyscrapers and build windfarms in the ocean
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Chorlton Construction Services in row with DGT Steel and Cladding
QS firm sues contractor over fees after two adjudicators uphold claim
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William McDonough designs eco-office in Milan
Isola will incorporate renewable energy capture including photovoltaics and ground source thermal capture
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Building boss jailed after fatal fall
Judge said Alcon director Sharaz Butt showed a 'cycnical disregard' for workers
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Construction downturn slows economy to a crawl
A fall in construction output of 0.7% in the second quarter slows UK economic growth to 0.2%